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On Wednesday, December 4—beneath the larger-than-life murals of the street-art mecca, The Wynwood Walls, in Miami—Vanity Fair and Cadillac hosted a private event as part of the third year of the ongoing “Art in the Streets” program. Held during Art Basel Miami Beach 2013, the evening honored past and present artists who have created work for the Walls, the grand vision of the late neighborhood revitalizer and Goldman Properties founder Tony Goldman, who breathed new life into the city’s once-derelict Wynwood Arts District.

“My father’s lens was one of optimism,” says his daughter, Jessica Goldman Srebnick, the C.E.O. of Goldman Properties, who co-hosted the event. “He saw things differently … he thought differently. And he recognized that street art was in Wynwood’s DNA.”

“The Wynwood Walls is an outdoor museum of international street art that has become a phenomenon, spurring the creation of murals throughout the Wynwood district,” said Deitch. “It is one of the best venues in the world to see the work of leading street artists.”

Select attendees arrived at the Walls in the luxury Cadillac XTS—and, as a nod to the evening’s artfully inspired festivities, an all-new Cadillac ELR was on display and wrapped in an original piece of artwork titled, “Remain in Light,” by one “Women on the Walls” contributing artist, Maya Hayuk.

The Cadillac “Art in the Streets” journey has taken its pursuit of the ultimate expression of art and innovation from coast to graffitied coast, and now heads south—to Miami, and the newly anointed street-art mecca known as The Wynwood Walls.In celebration of these spectacular “canvases”—the vision of American pioneer Tony Goldman brought to fruition by some of the world’s greatest street artists—Vanity Fair and Cadillac have created a culture guide to The Wynwood Walls—a dazzling, jewel-box square mile of modular buildings, covered from roof to pavement in bold, cutting-edge murals and graffiti—and the surrounding Wynwood Arts District. So, if you find yourself in Art Basel Miami Beach this week, download our handy, all-encompassing guide and take to the streets … just don’t forget your spray paint.

In the Vanity Fair Creative Services Department, we uphold one very important tenet: don’t wait for inspiration to find you—seek it out for yourself. That’s exactly the challenge we set before the vast swath of Instagram aficionados across the country for the Cadillac “Art in the Streets 2012” Instagram contest. After asking Instagramers to upload a photo inspired by the daring, renegade spirit of Cadillac “Art in the Streets,” we found our fave in the visually arresting posts of street artist Matt Hebermehl. You can view some of Matt’s winning photos (which feature his very own street art) above. And don’t forget to check out the other contest entries via the #VFstreetart hashtag on Instagram. Who knows … maybe inspiration will strike you next.

On Wednesday November 14, friends of Vanity Fair and Cadillac gathered at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to celebrate art, culture, and community as exemplified by the extraordinary mural created by Barry McGee. The mural, painted on the wall of the Mark Morris Dance Center, was specially lit for the evening, and was framed perfectly by BAM’s floor to ceiling windows. The iconoclastic street artist flew in from San Francisco to raise a glass along with several of his close friends and biggest fans, including art connoisseurs Jeffrey Deitch and Noah Lyon. The nearly 200 guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music from DJ Nix while experiencing Cadillac’s “Cadillac ATS vs. The World” custom car projection. Visit here to learn more and be sure to enter our instagram contest by December 31st, capturing a photo that inspires you, using the hashtag #vfstreetart.

On newsstands now: Vanity Fair’s December 2012 issue featuring the long-awaited Cadillac “Art in the Streets 2012: New York” portfolio featuring an original, commissioned mural by Barry McGee. This section is a stunning part two to last year’s incredible street-art murals in West Hollywood. You can experience even more “Art in the Streets 2012: New York” on vf.com/artinthestreets where you can view an exclusive video of Barry McGee’s spectacular mural, or on Instagram via the hashtag #vfstreetart.

This was a fun one: On October 12, V.F.C.S.D. celebrated the culmination of one of the coolest projects I’ve been a part of at the magazine. We partnered with Cadillac and MOCA L.A. director Jeffrey Deitch to commission three murals on the new West Hollywood Public Library by three of the most important contemporary artists right now: Shepard Fairey, Retna, and Kenny Scharf. The project was called Art in the Streets, and what better way to honor it than with a few of Los Angeles’s best food trucks in the library’s parking lot? If you spot one of the three trucks from the party roaming L.A., this is what I suggest you have: Heirloom L.A.‘s Lasagna Cupcake; MeSoHungry Truck‘s Flyin’ Hawaiian Pulled Pork Sliders; King Kone‘s Chocolate Dipped Cone. Enjoy!